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Nutritional Disease: Malnutrition | Obesity

Metabolic Disease: General Metabolic Disease | Specific Diseases: A-C, D-G, H-L, M-P, R-Z

Minerals

(Jump to: General Information | Calcium | Chloride | Chromium | Copper | Fluoride | Iodine | Iron | Magnesium | Manganese | Molybdenum | Phosphorus | Potassium | Selenium | Sodium | Zinc )

	General Information
	Minerals:Aetna InteliHealth
	Vitamins and Minerals: What You Should Know:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Minerals and Electrolytes, Introduction:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Metals in Nutrition:Metals in Health and Disease
	Using Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Wisely:Mayo Clinic
	Vitamin and Mineral Supplements:American Heart Association
	Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for Infants:Aetna InteliHealth
	Dietary Reference Intakes: Elements Table:Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
	Vitamins and Minerals : Questions You Have--Answers You Need:netLibrary
	Minerals:MedlinePlus

	Calcium
	Overviews
	Calcium:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
	Calcium & Milk:Harvard School of Public Health
	Calcium:MedlinePlus
	Calcium Supplements
	Calcium Supplements: What to Look for:NIAMS
	Calcium Supplements: Which Type of Calcium is Best?:Mayo Clinic
	Calcium Supplements (Oral Route, Parenteral Route):Micromedex, Mayo Clinic
	Calcium Deficiency & Excess
	Calcium - Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hypercalcemia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Hypercalcemia, see also Coping with Cancer and Its Treatment, Electrolyte Imbalance
	Hypercalcemia, see also Endocrine System, Hyperparathyroidism
	Hypocalcemia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Calcium Content of Food
	Calcium Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Calcium Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Chloride
	Chloride:Aetna InteliHealth
	Sodium chloride (salt), see Sodium

	Chromium
	Chromium:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
	Chromium Picolinate:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Chromium Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route):Micromedex, Mayo Clinic

	Copper
	Overview
	Copper:Aetna InteliHealth
	Copper Supplements
	Copper:MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements
	Copper Deficiency & Excess
	Copper - Deficiency and Excess:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Inherited Copper Deficiency, see Metabolic Diseases, Copper Transport Disorders
	Inherited Copper Toxicosis, see Metabolic Diseases, Wilson Disease
	Copper Content of Food
	Copper Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Copper Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Fluoride
	Fluoride:Aetna InteliHealth
	Fluoride - Deficiency and Excess:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	See also Dental and Oral Health, Fluoride

	Iodine
	Iodine:Aetna InteliHealth
	Iodine:MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements
	Iodine - Deficiency and Excess:Merck Manual, Home Edition

	Iron
	Overviews
	Iron:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
	About Iron:Iron Disorders Institute
	Iron Supplements
	Iron:MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements
	Iron Deficiency & Excess
	Iron - Deficiency and Excess:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Anemia, see Blood and Lymphatic Systems, Iron-Deficiency Anemia
	Iron Overload Disease, see Metabolic Diseases, Hemochromatosis
	Iron Content of Food
	Iron Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Iron Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Magnesium
	Overview
	Magnesium:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
	Magnesium Supplements
	Magnesium Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route):Micromedex, Mayo Clinic
	Magnesium Deficiency & Excess
	Magnesium Imbalance:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Magnesium - Hypomagnesemia and Hypermagnesemia:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Magnesium Content of Food
	Magnesium Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Magnesium Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Manganese
	Overview
	Manganese:Aetna InteliHealth
	Manganese Supplements
	Manganese Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route):Micromedex, Mayo Clinic
	Manganese Content of Food
	Manganese Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Manganese Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Molybdenum
	Molybdenum:Aetna InteliHealth

	Phosphorus
	Overview
	Phosphorus:Aetna InteliHealth
	Phosphorus Supplements
	Phosphates, Phosphorus:MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements
	Phosphorus Deficiency & Excess
	Phosphorus Imbalance:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Phosphate - Hypophosphatemia and Hyperphosphatemia:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Phosphorus Content of Food
	Phosphorus Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Phosphorus Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Potassium
	Overview
	Potassium:Aetna InteliHealth
	Potassium Supplements
	Potassium Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route):Micromedex, Mayo Clinic
	Potassium Deficiency & Excess
	Potassium - Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hyperkalemia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Hypokalemia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Hypokalemic and Hyperkalemic Paralysis, see Musculoskeletal System, Muscle Diseases, Periodic Paralysis
	Potassium-aggravated Myotonia, see Musculoskeletal System, Muscle Diseases, Myotonia
	Potassium Content of Food
	Potassium Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Potassium Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Selenium
	General Information
	Selenium:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
	SELECT Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial:National Cancer Institute
	Selenium Supplements
	Selenium:MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements
	Selenium Deficiency & Excess
	Selenium - Deficiency and Excess:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Selenium Content of Food
	Selenium Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Selenium Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Sodium
	General Information
	Sodium:Aetna InteliHealth
	Sodium in Food and Health:IFIC
	Sodium: Are You Getting Too Much?:Mayo Clinic
	Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet:NHLBI
	Spice Up Your Life! Eat Less Salt and Sodium:NHLBI [PDF]
	Reducing Sodium Decreases Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Disease:NHLBI
	Dietary Sodium:MedlinePlus
	Sodium Deficiency & Excess
	Sodium - Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hypernatremia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Hyponatremia:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Sodium Content of Food
	Sodium Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Sodium Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

	Zinc
	Overview
	Zinc:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
	Zinc Supplements
	Zinc Supplement (Oral Route, Parenteral Route):Micromedex, Mayo Clinic
	Zinc Deficiency & Excess
	Zinc - Deficiency and Excess:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Zinc deficiency, see also Metabolic Diseases, Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
	Zinc Content of Food
	Zinc Content of Selected Foods (Alphabetical):USDA [PDF]
	Zinc Content of Selected Foods (By Nutrient Content):USDA [PDF]

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